2024 Peter Lauer "No. 18 Kupp" Riesling Grosses Gewächs, Mosel, GermanyABOUT THIS WINE In 1956, grandfather Peter Lauer I cultivated the best part of Ayler Kupp from a newly acquired parcel that belonged to the Notar Tappen Mungenast winery in Saarburg. With a gradient of 70 percent, this is the steepest and warmest part of the hillside. The grapes are correspondingly ripe and so is the acidity. The now 65 year old vines have an impressive age and have found their balance. The yield is low, and the quality is therefore

the winemaker chose to leave the wine on the lees for as long as possible

Fermented with indigenous yeasts in stainless steel tanks

Aged in large wooden vats for a minimum of 30 months

iconic grape varieties like Sauvignon Blanc

With about 195 acres under cultivation

Sylvain Pataille

Andrew Will has been a major contributor in putting Washington State on the map as a world-class wine-producing region

One of the most original estates in Champagne

and tasting blends with my dad

is Ridge’s production facility

Nestled just outside the medieval village of Gavi among verdant woods and picturesque vineyards

The knowledge